Come and watch the game Springboks vs. Romania World Cup Rugby 2023 on the big screen at Leribisi Lodge on the 17th of September 2023 at 15:00.
The Springboks suffered two major injury setbacks this past week – with hooker Malcolm Marx ruled out of the remainder of the tournament after a freak training ground mishap and lock Eben Etzebeth set to be sidelined for another week after injuring his shoulder in the Round One win over Scotland last Sunday.
Coach Jacques Nienaber said Marx’s tournament-ending knee injury had not had an impact on preparations for the face-off with The Oaks.
“When the injury happened it didn’t affect our team going into this match, at all,” Nienaber told a media briefing this week.
“We’re fully focused on Romania because we should show them that respect.
“We should also show that respect to the players that we selected to play in that match.
“So we’re not talking about anything other than Romania,” he added.